How to Stay Sharp As a Pastor
From The Everyday Pastor by Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan
November 10, 2025 · 36 min · Episode 41
About this episode
Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how pastors can keep growing to stay spiritually sharp and better equipped to serve their people.
Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how pastors can keep growing—through daily study, conferences, and even formal education—so they stay spiritually sharp, theologically grounded, and better equipped to serve their people.
People in this episode
Host: Matt Smethurst
Guest: Ligon Duncan
Topics covered
- pastoral growth
- spiritual sharpness
- theological grounding
- education
- conferences
Keywords
- pastors
- daily study
- formal education
- spiritual growth
- theology
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